The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust

Analysis

The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust reported income of £125k and spending of £80k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £34k to £125k (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd (£124k), The Mucking Charitable Trust (£125k) and Mersey Forest Foundation (£124k).